WYANDOTTE, Michigan, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to EPA Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore requesting an update on the status of cleanup efforts at the Arkema Inc. property in Wyandotte and Riverview. Dingell called on the EPA three years ago to finalize a cleanup plan, and brought Administrator Shore to visit the site last year, but the agency still has not released a fi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) along with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) have filed an amicus brief in the pending United States v. Rahimi Supreme Court case, which will consider whether individuals with domestic-violence restraining orders can be prohibited from possessing a firearm. The brief asserts that Congress enacted Sec. 922(g)(8), the firearm prohibition for ind  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on Aug. 22, 2023: * * * Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Committee Member Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) voted to expel Taiwan's parliament and admit China's parliament as a permanent observer of the organization: "Yet again, we see the pernicious effect of the Chinese Communist Party's friendshi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04), and the Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03) released the following statement on the Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Private Fund Advisers rule. "The dec  more

FLINT, Michigan, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced new federal grants to help school districts in Genesee and Saginaw counties continue to provide healthy meals to more mid-Michigan students. The federal grants, totaling $175,656, were awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help small school districts train staff and modernize their kitchen and food preparation spaces to ensure  more

FLINT, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced new federal funding to expand access to health care and support services for mid-Michigan children. The $200,000 federal grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will support Great Lakes Bay Health Centers' (GLBHC's) early childhood development screening program, which helps identify health issues among childre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced new federal grants to support fire departments in Saginaw and Bay counties and increase public safety. The federal grants, totaling $1,155,000, were awarded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program to help obtain critically needed emergency vehicles, equipment, protective gear and other resou  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman John Moolenaar and Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-2) have introduced the Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act to ensure patients have reliable access to anesthesia. This bipartisan legislation would allow rural hospitals to use federal funding through Medicare to hire physician anesthesiologists. Under current law, hospitals are only allowed to use this funding to hire non-physician anes  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) today announced that $1 billion has been invested across 12,000 projects to support our nation's specialty crops since she established the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program in the 2008 Farm Bill. Specialty crops include fruits,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Sen Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Conservation and the Farm Bill: * Investing in clean air, clean water, and nutrient-rich soil is in the interest of our farmers, ranchers, and the American people. * These programs put cash in the pockets of our farmers to adopt climate-friendly practices. The programs are voluntary, popular, and proven ways to addres  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced that Michigan will receive $2,255,304 in federal funding across 21grants to support Michigan specialty crop growers who produce fruits, vegetables, Christmas trees, hops, flowers and other nursery products. The funding was announced as part of $72.9 million a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $12,713,451 to expand high-speed, affordable internet access to 891 people, 55 businesses, and 60 farms in Alcona, Iosco, Montmorency, and Oscoda counties. These funds wer  more

FLINT, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Aug. 21, 2023: * * * Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce released its final determination on Chinese solar companies evading U.S. tariffs: "American workers can compete with anyone if they are given a level playing field. But right now, Chinese solar companies are benefitting from unfair trade practices, including state subsidies and for  more